"-chen" meaning in Luxembourgish

See -chen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /χen/, [ɕən] Forms: -ercher [plural], -cher [plural], -elchen [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, a double diminutive, from *-ik, *-uk + *-īn. Etymology templates: {{der|lb|gmw-pro|*-ikīn}} Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn Head templates: {{head|lb|suffix|plural|-ercher|or|-cher|cat2=diminutive suffixes}} -chen (plural -ercher or -cher)
  1. creates a diminutive noun Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-elchen",
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  ],
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